U.S. Route 271

U.S. Route 271
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 71
Length:	643 mi (1,035 km)
Existed:	1930[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	SH 31 / SH 155 at Tyler, TX
	I-20 near Winona, TX I-30 in Mount Pleasant, TX Indian Nation Turnpike near Antlers, OK I-540 in Fort Smith, AR
North end:	U.S. 71B / Hwy. 255 at Fort Smith, AR
Location
States:	Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

U.S. Route 271 is a north–south United States highway. Never a long highway, it went from bi-state route (Arkansas and Oklahoma) to a tri-state route (Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas). The highway's northern terminus is in Fort Smith, Arkansas at an intersection with Business U.S. Route 71 and Highway 255. It enters Arkansas from Oklahoma as a controlled-access highway, but the highway continues as Interstate 540 when US 271 exits toward downtown after a half mile (800 m). Its southern terminus is in Tyler, Texas at an intersection with State Highway 31 and State Highway 155 in Texas.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 Texas 1.2 Oklahoma 1.3 Arkansas 2 History 3 Bannered routes 3.1 Business loops and spurs 4 Junction list 5 See also 5.1 Related routes 6 References 7 External links

Route description

Texas

US 271 begins in Tyler at an intersection with SH 31 (Front Street) and SH 155, and thus runs northward concurrent with SH 155. At 1 mile, there is an intersection with Spur 147 which runs across the north side of the city to connect with Broadway and then US 69.

At 3.2 miles is the intersection with Loop 323. The site of Camp Ford, a Confederate POW camp during the Civil War, is encompassed by a former TxDOT picnic area now maintained by Smith County at this junction. The SH 155 concurrency ends at 8 miles, near the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. SH 155 goes to Gilmer via Winona and Big Sandy. The easier route between Tyler and Gilmer is US 271.

At 12.7 miles is the interchange with Interstate 20, signed for Dallas (west) and Longview (east). North of the interstate, US 271 passes through Gladewater where there are junctions with SH 135 and US 80. Trucks are required to use Loop 485, a bypass around the east side of town, if they are following US 271 through the area or if they want to turn onto US 80.

North of Gladewater, US 271 passes through Gilmer, where there are junctions with SH 300 and SH 154. There is also another concurrency (only 1.5 miles) with SH 155 which then veers to the northeast toward Linden. North of Gilmer is Pittsburg, where US 271 intersects with SH 11. Then the highway crosses Big Cypress Creek just below the dam that forms Lake Bob Sandlin. In Mount Pleasant, there is are junctions with SH 49 and US 67 and then the interchange with Interstate 30. Beyond IH 30 are the small towns of Talco, Bogata (junction with SH 37), Deport, and Pattonville.

In Paris, US 271 runs concurrently with Loop 286 and US 82 around the east and northeast sides of the city. After splitting northward from the loop, US 271 is a four-lane divided highway into Oklahoma, crossing the Red River 15 miles north of Paris and 10 miles south of Hugo.

Oklahoma

North of the Red River, US 271 continues as a four-lane highway. The Choctaw Nation operates a casino on the west side of the highway where US 271 is concurrent with SH 109. North of the junction with SH 109 west is the intersection with SH 271A, the only lettered spur along US 271, which runs westward to the Goodland Academy.

From Hugo westward 8 miles, US 271 is concurrent with US 70. The southern terminus of the Indian Nation Turnpike is an interchange on this concurrency. The ODOT roadside park at the west end of the concurrency is the only one on the entire route of US 271 in Oklahoma.

Northward, US 271 is a two-lane road. It goes under the turnpike without an interchange before entering Antlers, where there is a concurrency with SH 3 through town. Leaving Antlers, US 271 crosses the Kiamichi River. The road to Clayton is sinuous and scenic, passing through hilly woodlands. The route passes through the communities of Snow and Finley and then the western terminus of SH 144 before passing the Clayton Lake State Park and then crossing the Kiamichi again. There are weight limits of 15 tons (depending on vehicle length) posted between SH 144 and Clayton.

In Clayton, there is a concurrency with SH 2 which to the south is the better through travel route from Antlers. The town has a monument that indicates that the highway was built by convict labor in 1925. From Clayton, US 271 takes on an easterly trajectory, passing Tuskahoma and Albion, before turning northward prior to Talihina. In Talihina, there is a brief concurrency with SH 63. From Talihina eastward 8 miles, US 271 is concurrent with SH 1 until the beginning of the Talimena Scenic Drive. North and south of this intersection there are scenic overlooks. US 271 thus continues northward for another 15 miles to a T intersection with US 270, with which it runs concurrently for 6 miles into Wister. From Wister, US 271 runs northeasterly to Poteau. From Poteau via Panama to SH 9, the highway is co-signed with US 59. Thus US 271 runs concurrently with SH 9 through Spiro to the Arkansas line. Almost all of the route between Poteau and the border is four-lane divided highway.

Arkansas

The route runs for 3 miles (4.8 km) in Arkansas, all within Fort Smith. Its northern terminus is at Business U.S. 71 and Highway 255 in Fort Smith. Its southern terminus is at the Oklahoma State Line near Pocola.

History

In 1926, US 271 was commissioned between Fort Smith, Arkansas and Mena, Arkansas by way of Spiro and Poteau, Oklahoma but the route south of Poteau was turned over to U.S. Route 270 (and later, U.S. Route 59) in 1930. US 271 was then re-routed through Talihina and Hugo, Oklahoma as well as Paris and Tyler, Texas towards Beaumont near the Gulf of Mexico . The Tyler to Beaumont leg was taken over by U.S. Route 69 in 1934.

US 271's original northern terminus was at an intersection with U.S. Route 64 and U.S. Route 71 in Fort Smith. It has since been realigned twice: once beginning at U.S. 71 and Y Street then crossing into Oklahoma at Arkoma, the second time to its current terminus in southern Fort Smith.

Bannered routes

Business loops and spurs

• 
  US 271 Bus. in Mount Pleasant, Texas
• 
  US 271 Bus. in Bogata, Texas
• 
  US 271 Bus. in Deport, Texas
• 
  US 271 Bus. in Paris, Texas
• 
  US-271 Bus. in Hugo, Oklahoma
• 
  US-271 Bus. in Poteau, Oklahoma

Junction list

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Smith	Tyler		SH 31 (Front St) / SH 155 south (Beckham Ave) – Chandler, Kilgore, Frankston	South end of SH 155 overlap
			Spur 147 west (Gentry Pkwy)
			FM 14 west (Martin Luther King Jr Blvd)
			Loop 323
			To Loop 323
			FM 2015 north
			SH 155 north – Winona	North end of SH 155 overlap
			FM 3270 north (Friendline Rd)
			FM 2908 south
			I-20 – Lindale, Liberty City	Interchange
			FM 757
			FM 16 west
Gregg	Gladewater		SH 135 south – Liberty City
			Loop 485 east
			US 80 (Upshur Ave) – Big Sandy, Longview
			Loop 485 south
			FM 2275 east (Vesta Ave)
Upshur			FM 1844 east
			FM 726 east
	Gilmer		SH 155 west – Big Sandy	South end of SH 155 overlap
			SH 300 south (Gilmer Rd)
			SH 154 (Tyler St) – Quitman, Marshall
			SH 155 east – Avinger	North end of SH 155 overlap
			FM 2088 west
			FM 593 east
Camp			FM 1522 west
			FM 3384 north
			FM 3384 south
	Pittsburg		Loop 238 north (Rusk St)
			FM 993 (Lafayette St)
			FM 557 (Jefferson St)
			SH 11 (Daingerfield St) – Winnsboro, Daingerfield
			Loop 238 south (Mt Pleasant St)
			Spur 179 west (David H Abernathy Blvd)
Titus	Mount Pleasant		FM 3417 west
			US 271 Bus. north (Jefferson Ave) / SH 49 east (Ferguson Rd/Madison St), Daingerfield
			FM 899 east (1st St) / FM 127 south (O'Tyson Ave)	South end of FM 899 overlap
			FM 899 west (1st St)	North end of FM 899 overlap
			Spur 134 west
			US 67 (16th St) – Winfield, Omaha
			I-30 – Winfield, New Boston	Interchange
			FM 1734 (Edwards Ave)
			US 271 Bus. south
			FM 1896 west
	Talco		FM 71
			Loop 96 east (Broad St)
Franklin	No intersections in Franklin County, Texas
Red River	Bogata		FM 909 (Halesboro St/Clarksville St) to US 271 Bus. north (Main St)
			SH 37 – Clarksville, Mount Vernon
			US 271 Bus. east
			FM 410
Lamar	Deport		FM 1149 east
			US 271 Bus. north (Main St)
			FM 1503 south
			US 271 Bus. east (Monroe St)
	Pattonville		FM 196
	Paris		FM 1508 north (Airport Rd)
			Loop 286 south	Interchange, south end of SL 286 overlap
			US 271 Bus. west (Clarksville St)	Interchange
			US 82 east / US 82 Bus. west (Lamar Ave)	Interchange, south end of US 82 overlap
			FM 195 (20th St)	Interchange
			Spur 139 east
			County Road 41100 (Stillhouse Rd)	Interchange
			US 271 Bus. south (Main St) / US 82 west / Loop 286 west	Interchange, north end of SL 286 and US 82 overlaps
			FM 1499 west
			FM 2648 east
			FM 3298 east
			FM 906 – Pat Mayse State Park
			FM 197 west
Texas-Oklahoma state line
Choctaw			SH-109 east – Fort Towson	South end of SH-109 overlap
			SH-109 west – Boswell	North end of SH-109 overlap
			SH-271A west – Goodland
	Hugo		US-70 east (Jake Pulliam Bypass) / US-271 Bus. north (F St) – Sawyer	Interchange, south end of US-70 overlap
			US-70 Bus. east / US-271 Bus. east / Indian Nation Turnpike	Interchange
			US-70 west – Soper	North end of US-70 overlap
Pushmataha	Antlers		SH-3 west (Main St) – Atoka	South end of SH-3 overlap
			SH-3 east (Main St) – Rattan	North end of SH-3 overlap
			SH-144 east
	Clayton		SH-2 south – Antlers	South end of SH-2 overlap
			SH-2 north – Wilburton	North end of SH-2 overlap
Le Flore	Talihina		SH-63 east – Whitesboro	South end of SH-63 overlap
			SH-63 west (Dallas St) / SH-1 (2nd St) – Hartshome	North end of SH-63 overlap, south end of SH-1 overlap
	Ouachita National Forest		SH-1 east (Talimena Scenic Drive)	North end of SH-1 overlap
	Fanshawe		US-270 west – Red Oak	South end of US-270 overlap
	Wister		US-270 east (Magnolia Ave) – Heavener	North end of US-270 overlap
	Poteau		US-59 south (Cavanal Scenic Expy) / US-271 Bus. north / US-59 Bus. north (Broadway St) – Howe	Interchange, south end of US-59 overlap
			SH-112 east / US-271 Bus. south / US-59 Bus. south (Broadway St) – Cameron	Interchange
			SH-31 west
			SH-9 west / US-59 west – Keota, Brent	North end of US-59 overlap, south end of SH-9 overlap
			SH-112 south (Pocola Blvd) – Cameron	South end of SH-112 overlap
			SH-112 north – Arkoma	Begin freeway, interchange, north end of SH-112 overlap
Oklahoma-Arkansas state line				North end of SH-9 overlap
Sebastian	Fort Smith		I-540 east / Hwy. 253 south (BL Klutz Memorial Hwy)	Interchange
			U.S. 71B / Hwy. 255 (Zero St)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Related routes

• U.S. Route 71
• U.S. Route 171
• U.S. Route 371

References

External links

• Endpoints of US highways

Browse numbered routes
← SH 261	TX	SH 273 →
← SH-270	OK	US-277 →
← U.S. 270	AR	Hwy. 272 →

Roads of Fort Smith Interstate Highways Interstate 40 Interstate 49 (future) Interstate 540 U.S. Routes US 59 US 64 US 71 US 259 US 270 US 271 US 71B Arkansas Highways AR 10 AR 22 AR 23 AR 41 AR 45 AR 59 AR 60 AR 96 AR 162 AR 179 AR 186 AR 215 AR 217 AR 219 AR 220 AR 252 AR 253 AR 255 (Zero St.) AR 282 AR 288 AR 309 AR 348 AR 352 AR 378 AR 398 AR 917 AR 980 Oklahoma State Highways SH 1 SH 9 SH 9A SH 10 SH 31 SH 63 SH 82 SH 100 SH 112 SH 141

Smith County highways Interstate Highways I-20 U.S. Highways US 69 US 80 US 271 State Highways SH 31 SH 57 SH 64 SH 110 SH 135 SH 155 State Loops and Spurs Loop 49 Loop 124 Loop 235 Loop 323 Spur 80 Spur 147 Spur 164 Spur 248 Spur 364 State Park Roads Park Road 16 Toll Roads Loop 49 Farm and Ranch to Market Roads FM 13 FM 14 FM 15 FM 16 FM 206 FM 279 FM 344 FM 345 FM 346 FM 724 FM 756 FM 757 FM 838 FM 848 FM 849 FM 850 FM 857 FM 1089 FM 1252 FM 1253 FM 1804 FM 1805 FM 1995 FM 2015 FM 2016 FM 2089 FM 2137 FM 2493 FM 2607 FM 2661 FM 2710 FM 2767 FM 2813 FM 2868 FM 2908 FM 2964 FM 3226 FM 3270 FM 3271 FM 3311 FM 3341

Gregg County highways Interstate Highways I-20 U.S. Highways US 80 US 259 US 271 Bannered U.S. Highways Bus. US 259-G State Highways SH 31 SH 42 SH 135 SH 149 SH 300 SH 322 State Highway Loops and Spurs Spur 63 Loop 281 Loop 485 Spur 502 Farm to Market Roads FM 349 FM 449 FM 1249 FM 1252 FM 1639 FM 1650 FM 1844 FM 1845 FM 2011 FM 2012 FM 2087 FM 2204 FM 2205 FM 2206 FM 2207 FM 2208 FM 2275 FM 2276 FM 2605 FM 2751 FM 2767 FM 2906 FM 2963 FM 3053 FM 3272